KUALA NERUS, April 21 (Bernama) -- Institut Teknologi Petroleum PETRONAS (INSTEP) recently hosted two three-day sessions of Virtual Conference & Dialogue on Managing Global Talents in Oil & Gas Industry.
 
The sessions were part of the Malaysian Technical Cooperation Programme (MTCP) which advocates the sharing of development experiences and expertise with other developing countries through technical cooperation programmes. Participants were from Algeria, Cambodia, Ghana, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Thailand, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan and Zambia.
 
INSTEP is supporting the Malaysian Government’s commitment to promote regional and technical cooperation amongst developing countries as well as nurture collective self-reliance of the global South. Since the inception of MTCP in 1980, participants from 144 countries have benefited from various capacity building programmes offered under the MTCP. 
 
Held in March and April 2021, the MTCP-INSTEP programme sought to encourage strategic conversations amongst the industry players on ways to develop technical talents in their localities. Topics related to training, education and localisation, particularly in advancing homegrown talents and capability framework were addressed through virtual discussions and presentations.
 
Participants were exposed to INSTEP’s current initiatives in talent development since its establishment in 1981, and were able to gain insights into how it navigates efforts to connect talents to technical competencies with a goal to enrich the global energy workforce. 
 
The highlight of this training course was an engagement session with INSTEP’s leaders which enabled participants to understand the on-going initiatives and stumbling blocks affecting the oil and gas industry in Malaysia with regards to Human Capital Development.
 
About INSTEP
 
Established in 1981, INSTEP accelerates human capital development in the energy industry and has produced more than 130,000 competent technical workforces globally. The year 2021 marks INSTEP’s 40 years of contribution to building technical competencies and commitment in enriching the energy workforce towards a sustainable future.
 
About MTCP
 
The Malaysian Technical Cooperation Programme (MTCP) was officially launched on 7 September 1980 at the Commonwealth Heads of State Meeting in New Delhi, India, to signify Malaysia’s commitment to the South-South Cooperation, in particular, the Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries (TCDC). The MTCP emphasises on the development of human resources through the provision of trainings in various areas which are essential for a country’s development such as the public administration, good governance, health, education, agriculture, sustainable development, poverty alleviation, economy and finance, ICT and environment. Annually, Malaysia offered more than 65 capacity-building and technical assistance programmes under the MTCP, which have benefited more than 34,000 participants from 144 countries.
 
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13 April 2021
 
Source: Yayasan PETRONAS

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
INSTEP
Name: Lau Xiao Yun 
Tel: +6011 6426 8530 
Email: lau.xiaoyun@petronas.com.my

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Tel: +6019 330 3845 
Email: mohdradi@petronas.com.my
 
PETRONAS
Name: Zamri Mohamad
Tel: +6019 915 8080 
Email: zamri_mohamad@petronas.com
 
--BERNAMA